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you know, it seemed like washington, between the the white house and state department, everybody had an idea of what should be done, advocatings on both sides, a ready group of the individuals, the power, and given rise to those looking for an opportunity to implement a responsibility to protect scenario that would succeed so that's a whole, you know, that's a whole section, again, as to what -- how did we come to intervene, and why was that actually a good idea? the next question, of course, is the one that everybody's talking about now, which i'll leave teem for questions, which is where is libya headed next? you know, with regards to what happens this benghazi, i think one needs to take -- regardless of all of the chaos that's happening, step back, go up several thousand feet, and look at the process over a microphone longer period of time. this is, you know, we're still a year into the revolution. nobody really expected -- many libyans expected this is going to be a shorter and more pleasant experience than it has been, and there's been confrontation of a brutal reality, but back
you know, it seemed like washington, between the the white house and state department, everybody had an idea of what should be done, advocatings on both sides, a ready group of the individuals, the power, and given rise to those looking for an opportunity to implement a responsibility to protect scenario that would succeed so that's a whole, you know, that's a whole section, again, as to what -- how did we come to intervene, and why was that actually a good idea? the next question, of course,...
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on the east side of the corner of kearney and washington streets. from roof to ground, this g of all catastrophe was ignite about personified. ceiling with painted cotton fabric and roof with road tar, even the paintings on its unbleached canvas walls were executed in oil. throughout october and november the wagering palace had sat plum as an oil-soaked rag, ready to burst into flame at the touch of a match. 5:45 a.m. when the fledgling blaze was first noticed, a mild sort of alarm was disseminated among the saloons. of most of them had already been preparing to open in five hours. virtually no wind stirred. which in itself was unusual and fortuitous since the greatest threat to the city would have been an aggressive wind off the sea fanning the flames. at first the fire crawled as the half-hearted alarm ambled lazily across the square. the news was met by silence at the city hotel on the southwest corner of clay and kearney streets. there was a large adobe general merchandise store on the southeast corner. and the correct building on the northeast
on the east side of the corner of kearney and washington streets. from roof to ground, this g of all catastrophe was ignite about personified. ceiling with painted cotton fabric and roof with road tar, even the paintings on its unbleached canvas walls were executed in oil. throughout october and november the wagering palace had sat plum as an oil-soaked rag, ready to burst into flame at the touch of a match. 5:45 a.m. when the fledgling blaze was first noticed, a mild sort of alarm was...
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benghazi, tripoli, and washington coordinated effectively with each other. the looped in the military right away and the interagency response was timely and appropriate. but there simply was not enough time for u.s. military forces to have made a difference. having said that, it is not reasonable and feasible to tether u.s. forces to respond to protect every high risk posed in the world. and we found that there is no immediate warning of the september 11 attacks. but there was a knowledge gap in extremist militias in libya and the potential threat that they pose to u.s. interests. although some threats were known. in this context, increased violence, targeting of foreign diplomats, and international organizations in benghazi failed to come into clear relief against the backdrop of widespread political violence and enter militia fighting, as well as the growth of extremist camps and militias in eastern libya. while we do not find that any individual u.s. government employees engaged in willful misconduct or knowingly ignored his or her responsibilities, we di
benghazi, tripoli, and washington coordinated effectively with each other. the looped in the military right away and the interagency response was timely and appropriate. but there simply was not enough time for u.s. military forces to have made a difference. having said that, it is not reasonable and feasible to tether u.s. forces to respond to protect every high risk posed in the world. and we found that there is no immediate warning of the september 11 attacks. but there was a knowledge gap...
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. >> my name is -- [inaudible] -- washington d.c. what's missing on discussions is the fact that islamists have nothing to offer except for sharia law and muslims are fed up with the sharia law. the other point is there's a new new generation of arabs that face the people. i wrote an article about this, who are very different than their fathers and grandfathers. which we should be focusing on. >> can make it to a question? >> -- something we should be focusing on. our democracy by islamist ideology. what shall we do about the threat to democracy the case arabs are going to sort their problems out. this is the first time they're focusing on their own homegrown problems gloominess and israelis and other people. what should we do about the ideology that is focusing on destruction of democracies? >> would anybody like to take out one? >> it begins by recognizing what it is. a couple of years ago before these tahrir square movement, there is a prominent article about my son brother had. the term moderate is a separate term because to us i
. >> my name is -- [inaudible] -- washington d.c. what's missing on discussions is the fact that islamists have nothing to offer except for sharia law and muslims are fed up with the sharia law. the other point is there's a new new generation of arabs that face the people. i wrote an article about this, who are very different than their fathers and grandfathers. which we should be focusing on. >> can make it to a question? >> -- something we should be focusing on. our...
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what kind of notice has been sent out from washington to libya? >> our mission, our embassy in tripoli is extremely well aware of the various threats out there from extremist militias, from terrorist organizations ,-com,-com ma for example al qaeda and the islamic maghreb which is trying to expand its role and the threats that it produces across north africa including in libya. ambassador larry pope is very well aware and stays in close touch with the department, the intelligence community about those kinds of threats. >> let's hope that we would pursue whoever is responsible, that we track them down and hold them accountable. i hope we hear that news as soon as possible. the other issue i want to talk about is weapons. guns and other weapons, rifles that are in the possession of different groups in libya. there have been reports and i don't know if they are accurate or inaccurate and that is why i'm asking you all. there may be a situation where the united states gave tacit approval a wink and nod or look the other way while guns were smuggled fr
what kind of notice has been sent out from washington to libya? >> our mission, our embassy in tripoli is extremely well aware of the various threats out there from extremist militias, from terrorist organizations ,-com,-com ma for example al qaeda and the islamic maghreb which is trying to expand its role and the threats that it produces across north africa including in libya. ambassador larry pope is very well aware and stays in close touch with the department, the intelligence...
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i want to understand who washington is. and in that frame of mind i think the secretary brings out a number of question. i know secretary clinton visited libya in october 20 of them. did the security situation come up with during her visit there, whether it was a country thing or in her interaction with the libyans? >> senator, i'm sure in general terms that it did. i wasn't on the trips i don't know specifically. i can speak to my own experience. i've also visited libya -- >> in july? >> i visited in july but i also visited in september after the attack on benghazi. so i can speak to my own experience. you know, went secretary clinton said all of his senior leaders in the department are accountable and responsible for what happened at it certainly felt myself. ihop the remains of my former colleagues back after the attack in benghazi. had been in the middle east on a trip and cut short to come back with them. and all that long flight home i certainly have a lot of time to think about sharper questions that i could've asked
i want to understand who washington is. and in that frame of mind i think the secretary brings out a number of question. i know secretary clinton visited libya in october 20 of them. did the security situation come up with during her visit there, whether it was a country thing or in her interaction with the libyans? >> senator, i'm sure in general terms that it did. i wasn't on the trips i don't know specifically. i can speak to my own experience. i've also visited libya -- >> in...
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got his bachelors in hawaii, he law degree in washington. he was a determined representative of this nation's fighting men and women. longtime leader of the defense committee. as mentioned briefly last night there has been in any many years in congress, i have been here as long as my friend believed that -- my assistant leader here seated next to me today. we have been here 30 years. and there has been no one i've ever known in my three years who did more and fought more for the fighting men and women in this country. he believed the nation's commitment to members of the services. mr. president, for fear it would be lost and it shouldn't be lost, i want to put on the record what this good man did at a prayer breakfast a couple months ago. i can't remember who the presiding officer was but i know that my friend was there. senator inouye had never, ever in his 50 years in congress, spoken at prayer breakfast. but he decided to come. he had great vigor until just recently. he campaigned on the flat cycle. he traveled to alaska to help a few mon
got his bachelors in hawaii, he law degree in washington. he was a determined representative of this nation's fighting men and women. longtime leader of the defense committee. as mentioned briefly last night there has been in any many years in congress, i have been here as long as my friend believed that -- my assistant leader here seated next to me today. we have been here 30 years. and there has been no one i've ever known in my three years who did more and fought more for the fighting men...
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[laughter] >> i mean, it seems to me that everybody in washington or maybe even in libya forget that there was a big anniversary coming up. as you know, because you were in the embassy when the chief of mission goes off season the kindle the washington. going down and won back a couple of days. they either concur or not. it seems to me that he walked into a lion's den without anybody really being aware of what the situation once. >> well, just categorize a partnership between its teaching has led the united states and their local counterparts in benghazi. i came to be building a trauma center. we facilitated the number of training programs and we're hopeful will go forward. as far as what was going on there i have written a piece in which argued that the -- there are some systemic issues, but that is not -- taking it up a step, it's not a run the obama issue. this is a systemic issue within several u.s. government agencies which some people out into the field. you tend to have this super response to certain situations where you have the fortress and people can't really get in and out
[laughter] >> i mean, it seems to me that everybody in washington or maybe even in libya forget that there was a big anniversary coming up. as you know, because you were in the embassy when the chief of mission goes off season the kindle the washington. going down and won back a couple of days. they either concur or not. it seems to me that he walked into a lion's den without anybody really being aware of what the situation once. >> well, just categorize a partnership between its...
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as senior officials here in washington we share that profound responsibility. we have to constantly improve, reduce the risks our people face, and make sure they have all resources they need. that includes the men and women of the state department's diplomatic security service. i have been deeply honored to serve with many of these brave men and women. they are professionals and patriots who serve with no marines on post or little or no u.s. military presence in the country. like secretary clinton, i trust them with my life. it's important to recognize the colleagues and bureaus of diplomatic security and middle east affairs and across the department at home and abroad get it right countless times a day for years on end in some of the toughest circumstances imaginable. we cannot lose sight of that, but we learned very hard and painful lessons in benghazi. we are already acting on them. we have to do better. we owe it to our colleagues who lost lives in benghazi. we owe it to the security professionals who agented with such extraordinary heroism that awful night
as senior officials here in washington we share that profound responsibility. we have to constantly improve, reduce the risks our people face, and make sure they have all resources they need. that includes the men and women of the state department's diplomatic security service. i have been deeply honored to serve with many of these brave men and women. they are professionals and patriots who serve with no marines on post or little or no u.s. military presence in the country. like secretary...
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if a worker going from boston to washington d.c. can have so many more options for work or employment, our employees can have so many more options if their employees can make it a day commute. and so, we need to get started. there's been so much discussion on this committee with the stimulus package. i really have to question why it is that members of congress are so headstrong against high-speed rail in some corridors when it was their state legislature that one of the high-speed rail dollars and yet they reject the bad. i have to say in maryland we were particular beneficiaries when florida went through its own rejection phase. i'm grateful for that. i don't think it is particularly. and so i look forward to a discussion today about how we can get off the don. sometimes these great resistance to change that requires somebody to punch through its vision. i'm sure and i know this is true that over a period of time when the interstate highway system is being developed, their attorneys have said no, we don't want the highway. who does
if a worker going from boston to washington d.c. can have so many more options for work or employment, our employees can have so many more options if their employees can make it a day commute. and so, we need to get started. there's been so much discussion on this committee with the stimulus package. i really have to question why it is that members of congress are so headstrong against high-speed rail in some corridors when it was their state legislature that one of the high-speed rail dollars...
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to my immediate right is ilhan tanir, washington d.c. correspondent for a nation might turkish is favre. he is also a non resident fellow at the british and rejection society. and he has visited syria on three different occasions, in 2012. his first visit he stayed in the suburbs of damascus and in early august he was in elbow and has had the chance to be with the free syrian army or the rebel forces as well as the civilian council as, i'm sure mohammed ghanem is well. he has written extensive articles on what he has witnessed which i encourage people to look at. so with that intersection, i would like to start off just with that general question. we're going to run the session in a question and answer style, and i'm sure the people in the audience have many questions to ask, but i'll start out with a just a few and then turned over to the audience. starting with you, the news that we are receiving in the u.s. is very much right now focused on the issue of chemical weapons, the emergence of islamist forces , the question of whether or no
to my immediate right is ilhan tanir, washington d.c. correspondent for a nation might turkish is favre. he is also a non resident fellow at the british and rejection society. and he has visited syria on three different occasions, in 2012. his first visit he stayed in the suburbs of damascus and in early august he was in elbow and has had the chance to be with the free syrian army or the rebel forces as well as the civilian council as, i'm sure mohammed ghanem is well. he has written extensive...
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they recently came to washington to be honored. senator inouye was there, and it was a great moment to see these men of the greatest generation who have proven to america their love for this country. none more so than dan inouye. senator reid has recounted in detail the incredible story that earned him the congressional medal of honor. but he is such a humble man. we look back on his life, there were so many aspects of his life that were historic in nature. conversations and working with them. senator reid had the same experience i did. we visited senator inouye's office and it was amazing. there were no awards for this man who had served more than half a century in congress. i said to him, it's interesting that your office has a lot of artwork and photos, but nothing about dan inouye. no, he said and put those things. i wanted everyone to feel that he was coming in here and i didn't want to talk about my party affiliation or anything that i had done. i wanted them to feel comfortable and to know this was a welcome office. that is
they recently came to washington to be honored. senator inouye was there, and it was a great moment to see these men of the greatest generation who have proven to america their love for this country. none more so than dan inouye. senator reid has recounted in detail the incredible story that earned him the congressional medal of honor. but he is such a humble man. we look back on his life, there were so many aspects of his life that were historic in nature. conversations and working with them....
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>> guest: george washington didn't think a whole lot of the militia. he pressed about it at times, but he also had made remarks that allowed off the militia was a useful thing to have feared it could have built the continental army that the existence of the militias and people who would than in militias and more importantly volunteers and others who knew how to use firearms and that was key. >> host: said people were using it on the frontier, protections against the native americans, hunting certainly am in the colonies, some sense of responsibility for the common good. as to exactly. the common moderate to have and use firearms became the pacific duty to use them and called upon. >> host: who was in charge of malicious? >> guest: local commander towns very often have them, new england certainly. later on they became more broadly based. but as tensions and hostilities mounted between the british authorities in the colonists and the approach to the revolutionary war, he was seen by many of the leaders at the time as an advantage that we americans knew h
>> guest: george washington didn't think a whole lot of the militia. he pressed about it at times, but he also had made remarks that allowed off the militia was a useful thing to have feared it could have built the continental army that the existence of the militias and people who would than in militias and more importantly volunteers and others who knew how to use firearms and that was key. >> host: said people were using it on the frontier, protections against the native...
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the clerk: washington, d.c, december 24, 2012. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable mary l. landrieu, a senator from the state of louisiana, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on thursday, december 27, 2012. >> we're going to go back to our booktv programming now. kevin ryan, president and ceo of covenant house, and tina kelley, former staff writer for "the new york times," talk about their book on teenage homelessness, "almost home." >> some of them making $7 and change an hour. and many of them working overtime to try to make more money but still qualify for programs like s.n.a.p., and so here we are allowing many of our employees -- especially as i was saying behind the curtain. i think the curtain's there to block the sex and love section. [laughter] do you notice that is the one that's curtained
the clerk: washington, d.c, december 24, 2012. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable mary l. landrieu, a senator from the state of louisiana, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on thursday, december 27, 2012. >> we're going to go back to our booktv...
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>> guest: george washington didn't think a lot of the militia. he growled about a lot of times but also made some remarks that aloud how the militia was a useful thing to have. they could have built the continental army with the existence of the militia and people that have been in the militia and more importantly the volunteers and others who knew how to use firearms, and that was the key. >> host: so people were using these on the frontier protecting the indians, native americans, hunting certainly, and then in the colony's some sense of responsibility for the common good. >> guest: right. the common law right to have the firearms came with a civic duty to use them when called upon. >> host: who was in charge of these? >> guest: local commanders, towns. later on became more broadbased, but as tensions and hostility is mounted between the british authorities and the colonists in approach to the revolutionary war, it was seen by many of the leaders of the time has an advantage that we americans knew how to use firearms. >> host: at this time was
>> guest: george washington didn't think a lot of the militia. he growled about a lot of times but also made some remarks that aloud how the militia was a useful thing to have. they could have built the continental army with the existence of the militia and people that have been in the militia and more importantly the volunteers and others who knew how to use firearms, and that was the key. >> host: so people were using these on the frontier protecting the indians, native americans,...
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dennis then stood dead center in the fledgling city on the east side and washington streets. from where to ground this genie about catastrophe of this at night ability personified. since it ended cotton, fabric as road tire. even the painting thymus unbleached canvas walls were executed in oil. throughout october and november, the wagering palace at plumped as an oil soaked rag. ready to burst into flame at the touch of a match. 5:45 a.m. in the fledgling place was first noticed a mild sort of alarmed was disseminated among the saloons. many preparing to open in five hours. virtually no wind pierces the greatest threat to the city would be an aggressive when, fanning the flames. first the fire crawl as the halfhearted alarm ambled lazily across the square. the news is not a silent in the southwest corner of clint kearney streets. there is a large general merchandise store in the southeast corner in the crockett building on the northeast corner. by deities are busy heads. the crockett's gambling rooms closed it near dawn in a scandal he said staggered home. on the southwest co
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this year's international summit was hosted by the library of congress and washington d.c. >> earlier this year walter dean myers was named as the third national ambassador for and people's literature this is a non-profit arm, every child a reader. the notion of the national ambassador would be someone who traveled the country on behalf of young people's literature promoting it and also expanding the audience for reading in every way that we can think of. my proper today you already have . on the table in the back there is a bookmark which has walters photo and also a brief explanation of the national ambassador program. it lasts for two years. walter is midway through his 2-year term speaking on behalf of reading. today we're going to learn a little bit about his experience, but i would like to start by asking him how he chose his particular theme for his activity, which is reading is not optional. walter, do you want to tell us a little bit about how that came to be your team and a little bit about -- i happen to know it is his own early background that helped lead to this. >> as i
this year's international summit was hosted by the library of congress and washington d.c. >> earlier this year walter dean myers was named as the third national ambassador for and people's literature this is a non-profit arm, every child a reader. the notion of the national ambassador would be someone who traveled the country on behalf of young people's literature promoting it and also expanding the audience for reading in every way that we can think of. my proper today you already have...
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from washington. you are everywhere. then we have peter jaszi, professor of copyright law at the washington college of law, american university, also an author. i will say also peter would not want me to, recently given the great honor by his colleagues at the washington college of law to have a lecture named after him. congratulations and thank you for joining us. [applause] so our topic is copyright and the book. very small topic. copyright and the book, authors, publishers and the public interest. i want to reflect on the title for a moment. copyright and the book is at its core a discussion about the public interest. with arthur's and publishers as part of the public interest. i would underscore that because in the more recent conversations, in political circles, it sometimes teed up as a conversation where publishers and authors are somehow and difficult to or at least in competition with the goals of the public and that is not the foundational history of copyright law in united states. we will talk about incentiviz
from washington. you are everywhere. then we have peter jaszi, professor of copyright law at the washington college of law, american university, also an author. i will say also peter would not want me to, recently given the great honor by his colleagues at the washington college of law to have a lecture named after him. congratulations and thank you for joining us. [applause] so our topic is copyright and the book. very small topic. copyright and the book, authors, publishers and the public...
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>> guest: well, george washington didn't think a lot of the militia. he grouched about it at times, but he also made remarks that allowed how the militia was a useful thing to have and couldn't have bill the army without the existence of the militia and people in the militias, and more importantly, volunteers and others who knew how to use firearms, and that was key. >> host: so people used these on the frontier, protection against the indians, native americans, hunting certainly, and then during the colonies, some sense of responsibility for the common good. >> guest: exactly. the right, the common law right to have and use firearms came with a civic duty to use them when called upon. >> host: who was in charge of the militias? >> guest: well, local commanders, towns had them, in new england certainly, and later on, they became more broadly based, but as tensions and hostilities mounted between the british authorities and the colonists, the approach to revolutionary war, it was seen by many of the leaders at the time as an advantage that we americans
>> guest: well, george washington didn't think a lot of the militia. he grouched about it at times, but he also made remarks that allowed how the militia was a useful thing to have and couldn't have bill the army without the existence of the militia and people in the militias, and more importantly, volunteers and others who knew how to use firearms, and that was key. >> host: so people used these on the frontier, protection against the indians, native americans, hunting certainly,...
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. >> on tomorrow morning's washington gorgeous -- washington journal, we continue a look at the fiscal cliff and what happens if those cuts take place in january. after that, charles clark of the government executive media group, looks at the domestic program cuts. and then more about the issue with is bell sawhill
. >> on tomorrow morning's washington gorgeous -- washington journal, we continue a look at the fiscal cliff and what happens if those cuts take place in january. after that, charles clark of the government executive media group, looks at the domestic program cuts. and then more about the issue with is bell sawhill
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today ariel sharon or any israeli prime minister comes to washington, it's obvious he will march into the white house. that began that very, very close relationship, that cooperation began in the aftermath of 1967, not before that. >> as you acknowledge, one more book on the six-day war. there have been a lot of them. what do you have new? what kind of things? >> look at my bibliography. i always encounter that question why we need another book on the 1967 war. the principle reason is the phenomenon of the 30-year rule. that is the rule that attained to most western style democracies in the united states in britain and canada and in israel which holds that after 30 years the majority of diplomatic documents previously classified as top secret are declassified and become accessible to researchers. once you have documents, it opens up an entirely new vista into the decision making process. that's what this book is really about, it's about decision making. in addition, in the last say 12 years, soviet documents, documents of the former soviet union have become available to researchers. t
today ariel sharon or any israeli prime minister comes to washington, it's obvious he will march into the white house. that began that very, very close relationship, that cooperation began in the aftermath of 1967, not before that. >> as you acknowledge, one more book on the six-day war. there have been a lot of them. what do you have new? what kind of things? >> look at my bibliography. i always encounter that question why we need another book on the 1967 war. the principle reason...
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george washington -- in cambridge there's a tree that finally fell and it said washington took command of the troops there. he was nowhere near that tree. you can prove that 1 million times over. but people believed it and loved it. love that tree. the tree in the boston call men's. there's a -- why? because trees are a marker of time. just talk about new york specifically, yeah, i mean, obviously we develop, i mean, this is an old story. new york is always changing and that's good. but there is something happening, and i think in historic preservation, something i feel like if i want to be part of it or tried to be a part of it. this idea that when you preserve a place, that's one thing. you preserve the building, okay. but what's the use of the building or once the remembrances that live in the building still? suddenly i'm thinking that tree, they still have the stuff of it in the apollo theater. that's a tree reference. people don't forget that. but i'm back into places, and i think the new, the latest moves, the new thinking in historic preservation is about preserving use. so for
george washington -- in cambridge there's a tree that finally fell and it said washington took command of the troops there. he was nowhere near that tree. you can prove that 1 million times over. but people believed it and loved it. love that tree. the tree in the boston call men's. there's a -- why? because trees are a marker of time. just talk about new york specifically, yeah, i mean, obviously we develop, i mean, this is an old story. new york is always changing and that's good. but there...
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even after the constitution is adopted and washington is in office. you have the whiskey tax and the whiskey rebellion. how did they respond to that? >> that went better. sure. they recognized that they needed a strong federal power, needed to be -- needed to be these checks that would ensure that the states kept powers as well. >> host: over time, then, during the 1800s, the rest of the 1800s, we can -- 1900s, continue to have guns play a role in society, particularly ton the frontier, any surprises studying that era. >> the many thing that surprise mid was gun control in the wild west -- plenty of guns there, and, in reality, you couldn't carry a gun around in a town like. >> host: dodge or -- >> guest: dodge city is a good example. there were laws against that. you had to deposit your arms. if you were a cowboy who came in from the plains there was place where you were supposed to store your pistol if you had one. >> host: that didn't fit with the way most people think about it. >> guest: this is in settlements. knotted out in the wild prairie. but
even after the constitution is adopted and washington is in office. you have the whiskey tax and the whiskey rebellion. how did they respond to that? >> that went better. sure. they recognized that they needed a strong federal power, needed to be -- needed to be these checks that would ensure that the states kept powers as well. >> host: over time, then, during the 1800s, the rest of the 1800s, we can -- 1900s, continue to have guns play a role in society, particularly ton the...
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at for washington now. i realize this thing that changed the landscape of manhattan was the seat -- of the steam shovel. it would take nine centuries to flatten with a shovel. women from a low reside or colonial middle-class housewives-- housewives going to watch the battle. if you come to the corner of pit you are on the rise but there was a 90-foot precipice that they leveled. if you walk down nassau street toward made in a new pnc it is with the maids went to wash the clothes of the stream. you can see the curve of the earth. the old list built by dennis is the old jewish cemetery. it is on a rise there was a battle there. >> there is a new book about john rand paul the guy who surveyed the grid the maker of the grid. i read it. it confirmed the idea that what we are learning is the book that we have discussed here is beautiful and the adr what this city was it is called mahatta it is a book of mountain and hills and it could help us to go forward. i don't think to think that is gone. this new book talks
at for washington now. i realize this thing that changed the landscape of manhattan was the seat -- of the steam shovel. it would take nine centuries to flatten with a shovel. women from a low reside or colonial middle-class housewives-- housewives going to watch the battle. if you come to the corner of pit you are on the rise but there was a 90-foot precipice that they leveled. if you walk down nassau street toward made in a new pnc it is with the maids went to wash the clothes of the stream....
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the clerk: washington, d.c., december 19, 2012. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable kirsten e. gillibrand, a senator from the state of new york, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks, the senate will be in a period of morning business for an hour. republicans will control the first half, the majority the second half. following morning business, we'll resume consideration of the supplemental appropriation bill. i mentioned last night, madam president, that we're going to have to move forward on this bill. i have been told that the republicans want to have a substitute, and we look forward to whatever that might be, that we can set up a series of votes to satisfy those people who want to change this bill in some manner. i would just note that the people in the northeast, other states but princ
the clerk: washington, d.c., december 19, 2012. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable kirsten e. gillibrand, a senator from the state of new york, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks, the senate will be in a period of morning business for an hour....
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they respond to incentives, and so we always push the attention to washington or to trenton, albany or city hall. we can exercise pressure. we have the power to pressure, demand, influence our elected officials so we have to get active if we're going to have a society to respond to the enduring problem. the rate of child poverty in the united states of america, we should be shamed that a nation this strong has child poverty, and kids in poverty don't have the access to success, good education, nutritionally fit to learn, material ready to learn, and that's the lie or that's the incompleteness we have to address. when kids stand up in certain neighborhoods and kids stand up in affluent neighborhoods, and they say those words, "liberty and justice for all," when they pledge allegiance to the flag, that should be a command, should be a compelling aspiration, and there should be a conscious conviction amongst us to make that real, but right now, we are lacking that sense of or jen ji, and we can't sit around waiting on elected leaders to do it. when i think about elected movements in ameri
they respond to incentives, and so we always push the attention to washington or to trenton, albany or city hall. we can exercise pressure. we have the power to pressure, demand, influence our elected officials so we have to get active if we're going to have a society to respond to the enduring problem. the rate of child poverty in the united states of america, we should be shamed that a nation this strong has child poverty, and kids in poverty don't have the access to success, good education,...
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or if you are a tourist suppose you go to washington, d.c. on the congressional hearing that there may be a very long line if it is a popular hearing. and you may not like standing in long lines you can now go to a company called line standing dhaka, and pay them a certain amount of money. they will hire someone usually a homeless person or someone that needs to work to hold the place on line for hours and hours overnight if need be. and when the hearing begins, you can take your place in the line and go into the hearing room. the same thing, you can do the same thing by the way, if you would rather sit in an oral argument before the u.s. supreme court. a longstanding dhaka, or suppose you want to contribute to a alleviating a social tragedy in this country. each year thousands of babies born to a drug-addicted mothers there is a charity you can contribute to that tries to use a market mechanism to solve this terrible problem. they offered any and drug addicted woman $300 to be sterilized. the use of the market incentive. or suppose you have
or if you are a tourist suppose you go to washington, d.c. on the congressional hearing that there may be a very long line if it is a popular hearing. and you may not like standing in long lines you can now go to a company called line standing dhaka, and pay them a certain amount of money. they will hire someone usually a homeless person or someone that needs to work to hold the place on line for hours and hours overnight if need be. and when the hearing begins, you can take your place in the...
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it's rather interesting that in this city, washington, dc. most panels about iran are about the nuclear program and almost nothing about the political prisoners. it send a terrible signal to the iranian public because it means you do care about your own security, you do care about the implications of the islamic republic becoming a nuclear armed state, but what happens in iran does not matter to the washington elite. this is the signal washington has been sending to iran, and i think this panel and initiative to make human rights issue more important issue on the agenda, a signal to the iranian public telling them you do understand that a government which is treating its own population can of course not be trusted when it comes comes to its international relations, and just imagine how it would behave if it is also armed with a nuclear weapon. the revolutionary guard inherited the state. then khomeini was making promises in the 1960s and 1970s. he promised the people of iran not democracy. he promised them justice in this world and salve vaca
it's rather interesting that in this city, washington, dc. most panels about iran are about the nuclear program and almost nothing about the political prisoners. it send a terrible signal to the iranian public because it means you do care about your own security, you do care about the implications of the islamic republic becoming a nuclear armed state, but what happens in iran does not matter to the washington elite. this is the signal washington has been sending to iran, and i think this panel...
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the wilson center in washington dc i live in washington dc also provided me with space and support. the fletcher fellowship kept me going when i was taking a little longer than i had hoped to take. toward the end. then i really called upon experts in the field. i was doing something quite ambitious. taking the first ladies grandparents and taking them as far back as i can take them i reached out to the best experts in the field to point me in the right direction. >> that's right. i wanted everyone to hear that. because first of all, it speaks to how important institutions are. especially that these books don't just come out of nowhere. institutions like this as well as the smithsonian. >> that's right. they are wonderful people and really made a difference. >> rachel knows, and i know that she didn't actually use this, but i do want to make a shameless plug. [laughter] >> okay. >> our senior researcher and writer who introduced us wrote a book and if the title of fighting for america the unsung heroes of world war ii. and i am letting you know in letting the audience know. we are re
the wilson center in washington dc i live in washington dc also provided me with space and support. the fletcher fellowship kept me going when i was taking a little longer than i had hoped to take. toward the end. then i really called upon experts in the field. i was doing something quite ambitious. taking the first ladies grandparents and taking them as far back as i can take them i reached out to the best experts in the field to point me in the right direction. >> that's right. i wanted...
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george washington crossing the delaware. there are a lot of things commanded such as george washington. i love writing books, teaching. hello during freedom fest. a great way to meet all these authors and see what's happening in the world. >> we have been talking with founder of freedom fest. book tv is currently on location, the making of modern economics. the lives and that he is of great thinkers. thank you for being on book tv. >> thank you. >> tell us what you think about our program in this weekend. you could tweeted this @booktv. common on a facebook wall or send us an e-mail. book tv, nonfiction books every weekend on c-span2. >> your watching book tv on c-span2. here's our prime-time lineup for tonight. starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern, hysteria and the creation of the universe. then at 815, the experiences as a christian living in israel. 930 from the national book festival, an interview on her book elizabeth the queen. at 10:00 p.m. eastern, which includes that's primetime programming with our weekly afterwards progr
george washington crossing the delaware. there are a lot of things commanded such as george washington. i love writing books, teaching. hello during freedom fest. a great way to meet all these authors and see what's happening in the world. >> we have been talking with founder of freedom fest. book tv is currently on location, the making of modern economics. the lives and that he is of great thinkers. thank you for being on book tv. >> thank you. >> tell us what you think about...
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a perfect example of when these two forces came together to work as one and it's in the book washington state university, the student wrote a play called the passion of offending of a buddy. he put it on the ticket. he put it everywhere. it isn't easily defended and this african-american student had the absolute goal of defending everybody and he made a point of it defending it all throughout. the university worked with students angry about the content of the play and they told them to stand up in the middle and shout i am offended which is ironic because that is the point of the play. it's going to go over badly. and the university president actually defended the next day. the students that disrupted the play as saying this was a very irresponsible exercise of the freedom of speech on the part of the angry mob of students that shut down the play and its stunning that they got that one. it's a great point and the censorship campuses. >> my name is dave clemens from ontario. i was wondering if you see any room for fire to expand into canada. i think there's a great group in canada. my on
a perfect example of when these two forces came together to work as one and it's in the book washington state university, the student wrote a play called the passion of offending of a buddy. he put it on the ticket. he put it everywhere. it isn't easily defended and this african-american student had the absolute goal of defending everybody and he made a point of it defending it all throughout. the university worked with students angry about the content of the play and they told them to stand up...
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and he stated, stated at the time, washington, we have a problem. and i believe you if you sitting at there he might say chairman gensler -- chairman gensler, we have a problem. so the criticism of the ctc has received from foreign countries has been overwhelming. europe and asia and australia and other countries have formally weighed in as well. if this keeps up, some suggest our president may have to go at the beginning of the uncle around the world doing one of his famous apology to words for what is going on here in the country. the criticism of received is by no means limited to foreign regulators. there's also been a lot of criticism levied by many domestic entities including some of your counterparts at the ftc. and even some of your own commissioners. even former clinton administration chairman of the council of economic advisers, senior fellow met at the liberal leaning somewhat liberal leaning brookings institution, martin baily has suggested a swing of the pendulum has gone back and is overly harsh. i also constantly about the ctc being a
and he stated, stated at the time, washington, we have a problem. and i believe you if you sitting at there he might say chairman gensler -- chairman gensler, we have a problem. so the criticism of the ctc has received from foreign countries has been overwhelming. europe and asia and australia and other countries have formally weighed in as well. if this keeps up, some suggest our president may have to go at the beginning of the uncle around the world doing one of his famous apology to words...
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and a lot -- some much of washington is politics. one of my favorite rumors that the spread was that i was actually going to switch parties and become a republican can run for office as a republican. this is one of their rumors. the press would say we have the treasury. you have to put politics. early on in with something that mr. lewis. he sort of say, hey, i'm a democrat. i contributed to president obama pier rihanna i feel about putting an airport that i know is going to hit them right between the gas. the answer to that question is i took an oath of office. i put my hand on the family bible and swore to uphold the job that i would do. and that had a control. we had to put those issues behind us and do the job that we were sent to washington to do. >> host: did you meet with president george w. bush or barack obama? >> guest: arm sari. >> host: did you meet with george w. bush or barack obama? >> guest: nighter one. we always wanted to five nsa we because i went down with my deputy. it was really great to have in there. we really
and a lot -- some much of washington is politics. one of my favorite rumors that the spread was that i was actually going to switch parties and become a republican can run for office as a republican. this is one of their rumors. the press would say we have the treasury. you have to put politics. early on in with something that mr. lewis. he sort of say, hey, i'm a democrat. i contributed to president obama pier rihanna i feel about putting an airport that i know is going to hit them right...
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interlocutors i engaged during this period of research was mike hertzog who had spent some time at the washington institute, and he served as chief of staff to ehud barak, and i put this question to him of how the israelis look out at the world and the lack of the, the weaknesses of the diplomatic side of their civil institutions. and he looked at me very straightforwardly and said we don't have american culture here. you should start with that. we are still in the process of developing civilian bodies, but for now the whole culture of decision making revolves around the military. it's as simple as that. in israel today the foreign ministry stands as the only bastion of israeli diplomacy. it is the house that sherrod built. yet the person who occupy os the sherrod chair of statesmanship and diplomacy is avision door lieberman who is not that interested in diplomacy, especially with the arabs, and if he had a policy, it is more than likely to abdicate the expulsion of arabs than engaging them. so to a great extent in the legacy of ben-gurion's organizational decade has made in israel the army as t
interlocutors i engaged during this period of research was mike hertzog who had spent some time at the washington institute, and he served as chief of staff to ehud barak, and i put this question to him of how the israelis look out at the world and the lack of the, the weaknesses of the diplomatic side of their civil institutions. and he looked at me very straightforwardly and said we don't have american culture here. you should start with that. we are still in the process of developing...
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she talks to guests and signs books at americans for tax reform here in washington. this is about 20 minutes. >> he ordered his on amazon. spent how are you? are we going to sign that later? okay. hello. hello. thanks for coming. >> thanks for writing the book. >> nice to meet you. hello. hello. spent nice to meet you. >> gary johnson? no, no, no, no. you've got to be a romney girl now. >> how are you? good to see you. >> my own newspaper held me over and i was explaining, it's rude to lose your watch in the middle of an interview. it's like a half hour later. spent do you know brian? >> i haven't seen in such a long time. why wouldn't you have me on? we are? that's great, that's great because i will be in new york for that. hello. i will see you later. that was good. do you know who it is dedicated to? >> no. >> it's a crackerjack surprise inside. has your husband read it yet? spent he's busy. leave him alone. >> he changed his e-mail address on the, by the way. spent i don't know what your e-mail is. >> both of you change your e-mail address on it. i hadn't planned
she talks to guests and signs books at americans for tax reform here in washington. this is about 20 minutes. >> he ordered his on amazon. spent how are you? are we going to sign that later? okay. hello. hello. thanks for coming. >> thanks for writing the book. >> nice to meet you. hello. hello. spent nice to meet you. >> gary johnson? no, no, no, no. you've got to be a romney girl now. >> how are you? good to see you. >> my own newspaper held me over and i...
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bob samuels from "the washington post." this is for admiral mullen. i think the proposals of the administration are to reduce the marine corps by 20,000 and the army by 80,000 from their peaks, and there is much speculation that further cuts in the pentagon budget would lead to additional cuts in the both the army and the marines. if the united states was put in the position where it had to occupy and protect the oil fields of the persian gulf for an extended period of time, say five, six years, are those forces adequate to do the job? >> one of the, one of the reasons i at least was able to get through the tour as chairman is try not to speculate too much on hypotheticals. the reductions in both the army and the marine corps have been in the budget now -- i think they're in the '13 budget, so basically they've been on the hill, the beginnings of them, they've been on the hill for the better part of a year, and they are reductions both the chiefs of those two services and the chairman all support. clearly -- and i did as well when i was chairman over
bob samuels from "the washington post." this is for admiral mullen. i think the proposals of the administration are to reduce the marine corps by 20,000 and the army by 80,000 from their peaks, and there is much speculation that further cuts in the pentagon budget would lead to additional cuts in the both the army and the marines. if the united states was put in the position where it had to occupy and protect the oil fields of the persian gulf for an extended period of time, say five,...
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even in washington, $49 billion is real money, money that would have to be borrowed, adding to our debt problem. believe it or not, republicans who voted to turn medicare into a voucher program in the name of deficit reduction, support adding to the deficit with high-end tax cuts. in rhode island at least, those are lousy priorities when it comes to deficit reduction. we should let the tax cuts at the top expire for reasons also of fairness. loopholes and special provisions allow many super high income earners to pay lower tax rates than many middle-class families. according to the nonpartisan congressional research service, 65% of individuals earning a million dollars or more annually pay taxes at a lower rate than median income taxpayers making $100,000 or less. 65%, nearly two-thirds, of individuals earning over a million dollars a year actually pay a lower tax rate than median income taxpayers do. that is a tax system that has turned upside-down and needs to be fixed. earlier this year, a majority of senators voted to advance my "paying a fair share act," the buffett rule bill to en
even in washington, $49 billion is real money, money that would have to be borrowed, adding to our debt problem. believe it or not, republicans who voted to turn medicare into a voucher program in the name of deficit reduction, support adding to the deficit with high-end tax cuts. in rhode island at least, those are lousy priorities when it comes to deficit reduction. we should let the tax cuts at the top expire for reasons also of fairness. loopholes and special provisions allow many super...
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if i would've come here to washington d.c. two years ago, i would've told you president hosni mubarak will be caged in jail. you would think i'm insane. today i'm coming to tell you in the long term there should be a linkage between the palestinian judaic, and in the future you would say it's not going to happen. they would not agree to it. so things change very fast and we have to put forward what we believe is good for us. >> at the situation continues, i fear for israel's security and future. i see that it's dangerous and there's also a moral issue they are coming to come the patina. >> thank you. >> my name is jerry dan says. i was in jerusalem in 1973 when the war broke out in all the european nations made a big point of saying, we're not going to send any weapons to the middle east because we don't want to encourage the war this just started. which sounds very noble except at the same time the russians were booked to sending weapons to the syrians and egyptians. my concern is with the shiites and the sunnis. if iran gets
if i would've come here to washington d.c. two years ago, i would've told you president hosni mubarak will be caged in jail. you would think i'm insane. today i'm coming to tell you in the long term there should be a linkage between the palestinian judaic, and in the future you would say it's not going to happen. they would not agree to it. so things change very fast and we have to put forward what we believe is good for us. >> at the situation continues, i fear for israel's security and...
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lessons he learned about trust and his father senior 1930 through 1950 had a quotation from george washington hanging in a frame behind his desk in a letter he wrote to his officers at the time it said do not suffer your good nature to say yes and you ought to say no. remember it is not a private cause to be injured urban if it did buy your car is" he has said no ever since. paul volcker is known today by the volcker rule but he earned trust synonymous with his name by standing up to political trip pressure with inflation that almost destroyed the american financial system. he blames his mother like the rest of us i say he has to stand in line. he was upset because she refused to give him an increase in his allowance at the end of world war ii he was looking at the inflation and of world war ii but the real reason he is obsessed because it is with the honor of government service. he believes inflation undermines trust in government that the government will not abuse the rights as citizens to print money. this is the most overlooked but fundamental item for the evil of inflation. trust brings
lessons he learned about trust and his father senior 1930 through 1950 had a quotation from george washington hanging in a frame behind his desk in a letter he wrote to his officers at the time it said do not suffer your good nature to say yes and you ought to say no. remember it is not a private cause to be injured urban if it did buy your car is" he has said no ever since. paul volcker is known today by the volcker rule but he earned trust synonymous with his name by standing up to...
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i live in washington d.c. so i know the places where women do not have power and where the problems are in terms of child care and what happens to women at the top which i address in a chapter called the talk. but i write a lot about how this has been going on for 40 years. we haven't turned the world upside down. parts of america look like they're upside-down when you look at relationships but we are long way getting there and i am -- you can see the election as a current example is something profound happened in the last election not just because obama won but the way he won. he won in a way which really changed our ideas about who is the minority and to is the victim which is something you write about a lot. this idea that women put him in power. we had this -- the largest number of female senators we have ever had in history. we had new hampshire the most politically obsessed state in the entire country run by at matriarchy. you have to think hard about what does it mean to be a minority in this country of
i live in washington d.c. so i know the places where women do not have power and where the problems are in terms of child care and what happens to women at the top which i address in a chapter called the talk. but i write a lot about how this has been going on for 40 years. we haven't turned the world upside down. parts of america look like they're upside-down when you look at relationships but we are long way getting there and i am -- you can see the election as a current example is something...
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nothing in washington is as annoyed. but certainly nothing. they may have threatened my career or tried to, my financial ability, you know, my reputation is subject to all those things. but nothing like that. >> host: this citizen of the world twitter person says will will you take the sec position of fast? >> oh, of course. i'm not holding my breath. simon johnson was kind enough to suggest that i would be a worthy successor to mary schapiro. but my greatest professional license would be to have a strong impact. and i would do it in a heartbeat. that being said, while i appreciate -- greatly appreciate this, i don't think it is incredibly likely i will be getting this going forward. >> host: susan from fort lauderdale. you are on again with neil barofsky. >> caller: thank you for taking my call. i would like you to name names. who are these criminals. how can we get them into prison? >> guest: i think unfortunately we are running out of time. you know, there is a five-year statute of limitations for most of the activity that would've left the
nothing in washington is as annoyed. but certainly nothing. they may have threatened my career or tried to, my financial ability, you know, my reputation is subject to all those things. but nothing like that. >> host: this citizen of the world twitter person says will will you take the sec position of fast? >> oh, of course. i'm not holding my breath. simon johnson was kind enough to suggest that i would be a worthy successor to mary schapiro. but my greatest professional license...
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the montgomery block block dominated montgomery and washington streets. number 722 and 724 montgomery. it had been a gold rush tobacco warehouse and now the man, mark twain, setting his cars. it was cold and sweaty in his palm. he took a swig. a few droplets caught in his horseshoe mustache, and he left them there. he spoke and he had become addicted on the mississippi. he contributed his own cloud and by the barrel for $4, he held a cigar poison the air and scattered the vapor with a long sweep of his arms. mark twain had acquired a steam bath in virginia city. while laboring under bronchitis and a series called, 8 miles northwest from the road between virginia city and steamboat springs, a distance of 7 miles. over a long line of beautiful columns, there was a large house constructed to be then. [inaudible] gave me a boiling and surging noise exactly as a steam steamboat bed. sawyer traded and a hot mess. the boards were damp from the sweat running down his arms. in his 32 years, sawyer had been a torch boy. new york engine company number 14. san franci
the montgomery block block dominated montgomery and washington streets. number 722 and 724 montgomery. it had been a gold rush tobacco warehouse and now the man, mark twain, setting his cars. it was cold and sweaty in his palm. he took a swig. a few droplets caught in his horseshoe mustache, and he left them there. he spoke and he had become addicted on the mississippi. he contributed his own cloud and by the barrel for $4, he held a cigar poison the air and scattered the vapor with a long...
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"washington journal" is live on c-span everyday at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> her first experience was to come in at different ways than every other family here. it is interesting because after dad was sworn in, we went and@p@ took a picture photo of the family behind the oval office desk. that night, we didn't get to move into the white house. nixon had left so quickly and unexpectedly, they left their daughter and son-in-law to pack all of their clothes and belongings. it literally took seven or eight days. we had to go back to our little house in alexandria, virginia, suburbia, the neighborhood we were surrounded with the secret service. and i will never forget that night mom was cooking dinner. literally we are, you know, sitting around the dinner table or a mom is cooking dinner, and she looked over at my dad and said, jerry, something is wrong here. [laughter] she said you just became resident of the united states, and i'm still cooking. [laughter] growing up in white house on sunday evening at 730 eastern and pacific. it is part of four days
"washington journal" is live on c-span everyday at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> her first experience was to come in at different ways than every other family here. it is interesting because after dad was sworn in, we went and@p@ took a picture photo of the family behind the oval office desk. that night, we didn't get to move into the white house. nixon had left so quickly and unexpectedly, they left their daughter and son-in-law to pack all of their clothes and belongings. it literally...
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washington, d.c. this ranking. debt and deficit followed by social security, good paying jobs, education, the top four as you go down on a scale of one to 10. so look at this as sort of a statutory if you will, the number one ranks as number one. easy deficit and debt interest to enough, 18-20. also those over 50, independents, republicans and by white households. if you look at the number ones on education, cost and outcomes of that, they are number one for democrats, americans and hispanics. found in our research, support particularly among the minority community, access to securing their own economic security. we've been asked that same question about not washington, but you. women ask it about you, what's most important it's about social security and medicare number one, followed by being able to comfortably retire, number two. cost of health care, number three. price of energy, energy being gasoline, natural gas and home heating fuels. and then education follows that. so when you move away from what washington
washington, d.c. this ranking. debt and deficit followed by social security, good paying jobs, education, the top four as you go down on a scale of one to 10. so look at this as sort of a statutory if you will, the number one ranks as number one. easy deficit and debt interest to enough, 18-20. also those over 50, independents, republicans and by white households. if you look at the number ones on education, cost and outcomes of that, they are number one for democrats, americans and hispanics....
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what is your impression of washington when it comes to policy? >> guest: i should say that it's not something i have covered very closely at all. in fact, my interest runs more towards the way the internet smells and why it's in one place rather than another. this is not a book about technology policy. that said, what was striking to me very often was the disconnect between the way in which some of the policy conversations about for example the neutrality, were happening compared to the way the network engineers talk about them. there was a moment with the sofa and hit the debate about a year ago now where i was confused confused why only network engineer sources were not up in arms about this. there was no chatter, they were ignoring it and it was so crazy. if it actually happened we would be -- and it seemed to me as if airline pilots were suddenly asked to fly their planes upside down and the disconnect of that would create. having stockholm syndrome with my internet captors, you see the internet through their eyes and i have not yet immersed
what is your impression of washington when it comes to policy? >> guest: i should say that it's not something i have covered very closely at all. in fact, my interest runs more towards the way the internet smells and why it's in one place rather than another. this is not a book about technology policy. that said, what was striking to me very often was the disconnect between the way in which some of the policy conversations about for example the neutrality, were happening compared to the...
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there is a big power shift in washington. it is led by a guy named lewis powell, the supreme court justice before you went on the court. a secret memo to the business leaders of america. you're getting taken to the cleaners by the consumer movement, by the environmental movement, the labor movement. you have to get into washington and get in the game. ever since then, we have had a policy tilt since the late 1970's. for a policy tilt that has built the middle-class and as don uphill. it's both political and economic. not just a bunch of guys sitting around and around saying let's screwed a middle-class. it happened historically, but if we don't understand how wind why we're not going to get to a good fix of our situation right now. >> what is one example of how the middle class in your view has gotten hurt. >> take the retirement program. came in in place of lifetime pensions, shifted hundreds of billions of dollars from the accounting of corporations on to the shoulders of the middle-class. take the housing crisis. $6 trilli
there is a big power shift in washington. it is led by a guy named lewis powell, the supreme court justice before you went on the court. a secret memo to the business leaders of america. you're getting taken to the cleaners by the consumer movement, by the environmental movement, the labor movement. you have to get into washington and get in the game. ever since then, we have had a policy tilt since the late 1970's. for a policy tilt that has built the middle-class and as don uphill. it's both...
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this is the front page account of george washington crusting the delaware. bruce chadwick contributed the essay in trenton and princeton, the phrase washington years that they surrendered because they were about to be cut to pieces. it was somewhat harsh language to come from the future president. we also read in the newspapers about john paul jones, the first naval hero. during the account, you read of what is in essence a fashion reporter. paula jones, who is dressed in a short jacket and long trousers with a definite edge was fun and about around his middle. decisions about areas. john paul jones is the mortal words have not yet begun to fight. turns out he likely didn't say that and what he probably said this was printed, in this case thea read the quotes him as saying i may think, now began to face her. saratoga, turning point of the war. i was struck by the ledger from early 1778 that printed the objections that congress raise to the terms of surrender. so early 17 decomposes pennsylvanian ledgers printed in philadelphia. this happens to be under a hea
this is the front page account of george washington crusting the delaware. bruce chadwick contributed the essay in trenton and princeton, the phrase washington years that they surrendered because they were about to be cut to pieces. it was somewhat harsh language to come from the future president. we also read in the newspapers about john paul jones, the first naval hero. during the account, you read of what is in essence a fashion reporter. paula jones, who is dressed in a short jacket and...
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it is happening it pleases like puget sound in washington state and intermountain helping utah. with these examples demonstrate his better community care and better health. it is great for patients and payers, but keeping chronically ill patients out of the hospital is a huge source of revenue for the hospital. these resources of downward pressure represent a triple threat. in the face of lower revenues, hospitals must become more efficient. beyond that, some hospitals will have to shrink or workloads. we have too much excess of five in many parts of the country to keep running them at full capacity. the hospital industry is inevitable, but we do have a choice. we can see where it's coming ahead and try to wind it down. deliberately and intelligently, or we can let the market keep going until the music stops. when that happens, some hospitals are going to fail. hospitals are huge local employers come in when they shut down, it is not good for communities or jobs. second, the bonds are held by someone. the mortgage crisis is a pretty good dress rehearsal for what happens when lar
it is happening it pleases like puget sound in washington state and intermountain helping utah. with these examples demonstrate his better community care and better health. it is great for patients and payers, but keeping chronically ill patients out of the hospital is a huge source of revenue for the hospital. these resources of downward pressure represent a triple threat. in the face of lower revenues, hospitals must become more efficient. beyond that, some hospitals will have to shrink or...
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reform in washington. how much do we need to surrender so he won't be to me anymore? in terms of my that scuttling the second time i ran jimmy carter was the head of the democratic ticket. and i remember it was the best campaign technically i ever ran and it felt really good towards the end in these moments when everything feels right because you are the candidate in the middle. so i went in to vote in the library on election day, 1976 and very proud that jimmy carter was the nominee. i found myself standing in line behind people that have come from the nursing home to get revenge from sherman's march to georgia. [laughter] >> i thought to myself how likely is it that after the vote for jimmy carter they will split their tickets for the yankee born army brat on the republican side? and i thought this is going to be long evening. and it was. i went from 48.5% in the delegation in 1974 to 48.3% in 1976 barely enough to survive. carter approved the left hand by 1978. when i came to washington, the democrats h
reform in washington. how much do we need to surrender so he won't be to me anymore? in terms of my that scuttling the second time i ran jimmy carter was the head of the democratic ticket. and i remember it was the best campaign technically i ever ran and it felt really good towards the end in these moments when everything feels right because you are the candidate in the middle. so i went in to vote in the library on election day, 1976 and very proud that jimmy carter was the nominee. i found...
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so they should spend more time in washington and less time raising money. people we will say, oh, but that is going to hurt them in the next election. well, what we say is that politicians to enter politics just to be stand on principle. very few people think politicians -- attracted to politics because there were the responsible people. there were attracted to politics because they want to govern, so it takes lead. takes relationships. we have this phrase which is familiarity leads attempts. it is no accident, that ted kennedy and orrin hatch crafted compromises. there were both strong partisans, but they had the spirit of compromise. then makes the mind set. that is our main description to five prescription for compromise >> but if you consider hatched he was pretty well fed by the tea party with a primary and potentially being ousted from office because of some of this compromise is. >> true. and we don't -- compromise is difficult. governing has become more and more difficult. however, if politicians, what do we remember warren has for? we robber and fo
so they should spend more time in washington and less time raising money. people we will say, oh, but that is going to hurt them in the next election. well, what we say is that politicians to enter politics just to be stand on principle. very few people think politicians -- attracted to politics because there were the responsible people. there were attracted to politics because they want to govern, so it takes lead. takes relationships. we have this phrase which is familiarity leads attempts....